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US 12,542,373 · App. 18/648,999 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Two-dimensional microstrip patch antennas and arrays with radiation pattern decoupling

Inventors: Kwok Wa Leung (Kowloon Tong, HK); Guangyao Liu (Kowloon Tong, HK); Nan Yang (Guangzhou, CN); Kwai Man Luk (Kowloon Tong, HK)
Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
H01Q21/065H01Q9/0414H01Q9/0485H01Q9/065
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Patent No.
US 12,542,373
App. No.
18/648,999
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A microstrip antenna which includes a substrate, a ground on a second side of the substrate, a first patch on a first side of the substrate, and a second patch on the first side of the substrate. The first patch is connected to a first port. The second patch is separated from the first patch and connected to a second port. Each of the first and second patches is further formed with a plurality of shorting vias connected to the ground. The radiation patterns of each element also feature the RPD characteristic, which is promising for large-scale MIMO or array antennas.

Claims (24)

1 . A microstrip antenna, comprising:

a) a substrate;

b) a ground on a second side of the substrate;

c) a first patch on a first side of the substrate; the first patch connected to a first port;

d) a second patch on the first side of the substrate; the second patch separated from the first patch and connected to a second port;

wherein each of the first and second patches are further formed with a plurality of shorting vias connected to the ground; the plurality of shorting vias being separated from the first port and the second port, and adapted to realize a Radiation Pattern Decoupling (RPD) effect of the microstrip antenna.

2 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein the first patch and the second patch each have a rectangular shape.

3 . The microstrip antenna of claim 2 , wherein a number of the plurality of the shorting vias is four on the first patch or the second patch.

4 . The microstrip antenna of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of the shorting vias on the first patch defines a rectangular shape nested in the rectangular shape of the first patch; and the plurality of the shorting vias on the second patch defines a rectangular shape nested in the rectangular shape of the second patch.

5 . The microstrip antenna of claim 4 , wherein the first port is not located within the rectangular shape defined by the plurality of the shorting vias on the first patch; and the second port being not located within the rectangular shape defined by the plurality of the shorting vias on the second patch.

6 . The microstrip antenna of claim 2 , wherein on each of the first patch and the second patch, the plurality of the shorting vias is divided into a first pair and a second pair; the first pair and the second pair being symmetrical about a virtual line which passes a corresponding one of the first port and the second port.

7 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein the first patch and the second patch have a same shape and a same dimension.

8 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein relative location of the first port on the first patch is the same as relative location of the second port on the second patch.

9 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein relative locations of the plurality of the shorting vias on the first patch are the same as relative locations of the plurality of the shorting vias on the second patch.

10 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein the first port or the second port is a coaxial probe.

11 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , wherein a slot structure is configured in the ground on the second side of the substrate.

12 . The microstrip antenna of claim 11 , wherein the slot structure surrounds at least one of the first and second patches.

13 . The microstrip antenna of claim 12 , wherein the slot structure forms a substantially “H” shape that encloses two sides of the first and second patches that face each other.

14 . The microstrip antenna of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of patches which includes the first and second patches; the number of the plurality of the patches being a square of N, wherein N is an integer equal to or larger than two.

15 . The microstrip antenna of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of the patches is configured on the substrate to form a square shape.

16 . The microstrip antenna of claim 14 , further comprises a plurality of dummy elements that surrounds the plurality of the patches.

17 . The microstrip antenna of claim 14 , wherein a slot structure is configured in the ground on the second side of the substrate.

18 . The microstrip antenna of claim 17 , wherein the slot structure comprises a plurality of periodical cross portions; the cross portions substantially enclose each of the plurality of the patches.

19 . A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array, comprising a plurality of microstrip antennas according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2024
From: LEUNG, KWOK WA; LIU, GUANGYAO; YANG, NAN; LUK, KWAI MAN
To: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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